“It is unrealistic to suggest that renewable bases can replace conventional baseloid fuels.“- Gregory Boyce, former CEO Peabody Energy Corp, 2010. Whenever an oil and gas major declares a major forest in …
Read More »5 Key Takeaways from IEA’s World Energy Outlook 2020
A few years ago, the fossil fuel sector was doing just fine, while renewable and alternative energy investment was considered a wildcard as the sector was considered an unchanged sector. But with …
Read More »Pope says stop investment of companies committed to the environment
FILE PHOTO: Pope Francis speaks in a still image taken from a video during a meeting with the Committee of Experts of the Council of Europe at the Vatican on October 8, …
Read More »Cambridge University plans to stop fossil fuel investment by 2030
Bridge of Sighs at St John’s College, University of Cambridge. Andrew Holt | Image Bank Unrestricted | Getty Images The University of Cambridge said it would aim to “divest from all direct …
Read More »Is Saudi Arabia’s ambitious 2030 plan dead?
$ 500 billion smart city. $ 200 billion solar farm. Billions of dollars in investment in gas and petrochemicals. These were all aspects of Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 — perhaps the most …
Read More »Renewable energy mining can harm biodiversity if we are not vigilant
A wind turbine at Phu Lak wind farm in Binh Thuan province, southern Vietnam.Photo: Manan Vatsyayan / AFP (Getty Images) Right now, only 17% of the world’s energy comes from renewable sources. …
Read More »Which is better investment: big oil or renewable?
The COVID-19 epidemic has pierced every industry on the planet, but in particular, the energy industry. It has highlighted our shortcomings and our failures to move beyond fossil fuels in a way …
Read More »US energy storage boom is about to begin
New energy storage installations will be needed in the coming years to provide flexible energy and capacity to grow renewable energy sources and decarbonize the grid. With increasing shares of solar and …
Read More »Exxon dropped ‘A Different World Is Possible’ from Docs Jones after 92 years of running
Climate campaigners on Tuesday marked a major milestone in the fight to end fossil fuel use and transition to the green energy economy as ExxonMobil was removed from the S&P Dow Jones …
Read More »3 reasons why oil prices will not rally soon
It is disappointing for the bull that oil prices have failed to break down in the past few weeks, however, despite a rash of positive news including a fall in investigative and …
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